Supporting attachment for violins



C. A. KENNE.

SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT FOR VIOLINS. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3. 1.921.

1,431,007, Patented, Oct. 13,1922.

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SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT FOR VIOLIN'S.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3. 1921.

Patented Oct; 3, 1922.

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UNITED STATES CASPER A. KENNE, or WHITTEMQRE, IOWA.

SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT FOR VIOLIN S.

Application filed October 3, 1921. Serial No. 504,964.

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Caseme A. KENNE,

a citizen of the United States, residing at VVhittemore, in the countyof Kossuth and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a Supporting Attachment for Violins, of which thefollowing is a specification.

supporting attachments for violins, andit consists in certainpeculiarities of the con struction, novel arrangement and .combinationof the various parts thereof as will be hereinafter more fully set forthand specifically claimed.

The object of the invention is to furnish a very simple and inexpensivedevice to be used in connection witha violin, for supporting the same onthe body of the user or performer, in such a way as to perfectlyposition theinstrument and to avoid the tendency of the violin to slipdownward on the chest of the user, as well as to prevent the instrumentfrom tipping twisting.

Another object is to provide an attachment ofthe abovementioned generalcharacter, which canbe readily attached to or removed from a violin andits parts easily, detached one from another for the purpose offacilitating their carriage in a violin case.

Other objects and advantagesof the invention will be disclosed in thefollowing description and explanation.

In the accompanying drawings, which{ Fig. 1 is a bottom plan View of aviolin" with my attachment mounted thereon with its parts in about thepositions they will occupy when ready for use.

Fig. 2 is an inverted view in side elevation of the parts shown in Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a rear end View of the violin showing it inverted andillustrating the attachment as being held in place by the clip of a chinrest on the violin body.

Fig. 4 is a fragmental erspective view of a portion of the body of a manshowing about the positions the parts of my improved attachment willoccupy with respect to his body when the violin is supported by suchattachment. In this view the body of the violin, as well as that of theman, is shownin dotted lines.

Fig. 5 is a detached grouped view of the forwardly, or

parts of, the attachment looking at them from ,their lower surfaces, and

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken on lines 6- 6 of Fig. 5=showingthe construction of the socketed members of the attachment.

Like numerals of reference refer tocorresponding parts throughout thedifferent 1 views of the drawings. This invention relates toimprovements in The reference numeral 10v designates the body of a'violmonthe rear end and upper surface of which is mounted a chin rest 11,

which chin rest may be of the ordinary or any preferred.construction,butby preference has extended therefrom a pair of connections 12 whichengage a flange or hook 13 locatedon the lower surface of the rear endof the violin and in engagement with .the rim thereof. The connections12 may chin restclip is employed in connection with my attachment, asupporting member,

designated as a whole by. the numeral 1 1 and having a deflected tongue15 at one of its ends, is interposed between the flange 13 and theadjacent surface of the violin, that is, the end of the deflectedtongue15 of the supporting member 14 is so positioned. This supportingmember is by preference made of sheet metal and has flanges 16 at itsside edges folded inwardly or towards each other to provide a socket 17for the member to be engaged thereby as will be presently explained.

While I have shown the socket member 14 as being held on the violin bodyby means of a chin rest clip, yet I wish it to be understood that I donot desire to be limited to such means for mounting the socket member atthe proper point on the lower surface of the Violin body by any suitablemeans,

but of course it will be understood that the chin rest clip affords aconvenient means for thispurpose.

Fitted in the socket 17 of the member 14 is a tongue 18 extendeddiagonally above and across an arm 19 which is provided at its end.opposite the tongue 18 with atransversely disposed extension "20 whichis upwardly bowed and provided on its lower surface with a pad 21 of anysuitable material to rest against the chest or breast of the violinist.

As is clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, the arm 19, tongue 18thereof, and extension 20, are preferably made of a single piece ofmaterial, and the arm 19 has a bend as at 22 towards the body of theuser, in order to cause the pad '21 and extension 2O therefor to restslightly diagonally on the breast of the user.

That end of the arm 19 opposite the extension 20 is adapted to beinserted in a socket member 23 with which the inner end of an arcuateshoulder'rest 24 is provided. This shoulder rest is curved as shown inthe various views of the drawings to correspond with the contour of theshoulder of the user of the instrument, and when slid on the free end ofthe arnrl9, will be held in place by means of a pin 25 on said armengaging a suitable recess 26 in the socket member 23.

F rom' the foregoing, and by reference to the (:lrawings, it will beclearly seen and readily understood that I'have provided by myimprovements a support for violins which, when attached to the rearlower1-portion of the body of a violin,'willprovide means for a shoulderrest to prevent the violin slipping down 'on' the body of the user,

and it is'also manifest that abreast-rest will be furnished to preventtipping of theviolin body as well as twisting thereof. The shoulder-rest24 extends slightly over the shoulder and rearward'ly'thereof, and as itis curved to conform to the curvature of the shoulder, it is manifestthat the violin will be securely held in the proper position and withcomfort to the user.

Vhile I have shown one embodiment of the invention, yet I do not wish tobe limited to the exact construction thereof as herein above describedand shown in the drawings, for it is apparent that various slightchanges in the construction of the device may be made without departingfrom the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is l. A supporting attachment for violinscomprising a supporting member secured to the lower surface of the rearend of a violin and extended in the direction of the front end thereof,a breast-rest having an arm extended from one of its edges near one ofits ends, said arm being extended diagonally across and below saidsupporting member, a shoulder rest detachably mounted on the rearportion of said arm and extended rearwardly beyond the rear end of theviolin to rest on and over the shoulder of the user thereof, a tongueextended from the breastrest-arm diagonally across the same anddetachably mounted on the said supporting member. 7

2. A supporting attachn'ient for violins comprising a socketedsupporting membe secured to the lower surface of the rear end of aviolin and extended in the direction of the front end thereof, abreast-rest having 811211'111 extended from one of its ends. said armbeing extended diagonally across and below said supporting member. ashoulderrest detachably mounted on the rear portion of said arm andextended rearwardly beyond the rear end of the violin to rest on andover the shoulder of the user thereof, a tongue extended from thebreast-rest arm diagonally across the same and detachably mounted onsaid socketed supporting member.

CASPER A. KENNE.

